You won't believe which is the most polluted city in India; no, it is not Delhi or Mumbai

May 02, 2018, 07:17 PM IST

20 most polluted cities in the world in terms of PM2.5 levels in 2016 have been revealed by the WHO. Delhi and Varanasi are among the 14 Indian cities that figured in the list of 20 most polluted cities in the world. However, the national capital was not teh topper in this list.

1/14

The most pulluted city in India, that registered very high levels of PM2.5 pollutants, is Kanpur with PM2.5 level of 173.

2/14

Faridabad: PM2.5 level of 172

3/14

Varanasi: PM2.5 level of 151

4/14

Gaya: PM2.5 level of 149

5/14

Patna: PM2.5 level of 144

6/14

Delhi: PM2.5 level of 143

7/14

Lucknow: PM2.5 level of 138

8/14

Agra: PM2.5 level of 131

9/14

Muzaffarpur: PM2.5 level of 120

10/14

Srinagar: PM2.5 level of 113

11/14

Gurgaon: PM2.5 level of 113

12/14

Jaipur: PM2.5 level of 105

13/14

Patiala: PM2.5 level of 101

14/14

Jodhpur: PM2.5 level of 98

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